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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) arrives for a House Democratic Caucus meeting to discuss the legislation that will blunt the effects of the "fiscal cliff" before a rare New Year's Day session on Jan. 1 in Washington, DC.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) arrives for a House Democratic Caucus meeting to discuss the legislation that will blunt the effects of the "fiscal cliff" before a rare New Year's Day session on Jan. 1 in Washington, DC.


An Aston Martin Vanquish is inspected by hand inside a light booth at the company headquarters and production plant on Jan. 10 in Gaydon, England. The iconic British brand celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2013.
Hindu devotees bathe in the waters of the holy Ganges river during the auspicious royal bathing day of Makar Sankranti, at the start of the Maha Kumbh Mela, on Jan. 14 in Allahabad, India. The Maha Kumbh Mela is held every 12 years and believed to be the largest religious gathering on Earth, attracting more than 100 million people who celebrated more than 55 days.Oprah Winfrey speaks with Lance Armstrong during an exclusive, no-holds barred interview regarding the controversy surrounding his cycling career on Jan. 14 in Austin, Texas.U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk the route as the presidential inaugural parade winds through the nation's capital on Jan. 21 in Washington, DC.Supporters and activists of the Habayit Hayehudi party (The Jewish Home) react to the announcement of the first projections on the results of Israel's national elections at a post-election rally on Jan. 22 in Ramat Gan, Israel.
A truck is covered in ice as firefighters help to extinguish a massive blaze at a vacant warehouse on Jan. 23 in Chicago, Ill. More than 200 firefighters battled a five-alarm fire as temperatures were in the single digits.
A competitor dresses as the Hulk as he takes part in the UK Cold Water Swimming Championships at Tooting Bec Lido on Jan. 26 in London, England.Children gather water as Syrian refugees go about their daily business in the Za’atari refugee camp on Jan. 29 in Mafraq, Jordan. Record numbers of refugees fled the violence and bombings in Syria to cross the borders to safety in northern Jordan, and overwhelmed the Za'atari camp.
A military regiment takes part in a morning exercise on Jan. 29 in the Heilongjiang Province of China. The temperature dipped to -30 degrees Celsius (-22 degrees Fahrenheit).Brooke Linsky knocks a snow-covered branch in Central Park after a major snowstorm blanketed New York City with more than one foot of snow on Feb. 9.Thousands of couples take part in a mass wedding ceremony at Cheongshim Peace World Center on Feb. 17 in Gapyeong-gun, South Korea. A total of 3,500 couples from 200 countries around the world exchanged wedding vows for the first time after the Unification Church founder Moon Sun-Myung passed away.Female Marines learn night-fire techniques during a combat marksmanship course at Marine Combat Training on Feb. 20 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. About 6% of enlisted Marines are female.Pope Benedict XVI waves to pilgrims, for the last time as head of the Catholic Church, from the window of Castel Gandolfo where he started his retirement on Feb. 28 in Rome, Italy.Debris sits on a still-closed beach area damaged by flooding from Hurricane Sandy near the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge properties on Staten Island on March 1.